34-275 O PART 8-WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 12, 1974 Printed for the use of the Special Committee on Aging U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1974 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Barriers to Health Care for Older Americans: PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico EDWARD W. BROOKE, Massachusetts Part 1. Washington, D.C., March 5, 1973. Part 5. Washington, D.C., July 11, 1973. Part 11. Albuquerque, N. Mex., May 25, 1974. Part 16. Washington, D.C., July 17, 1974. (Additional hearings anticipated but not scheduled at time of this printing.) CONTENTS Opening statement by Senator Edmund S. Muskie, chairman_. Prepared statement of Senator Frank Church. Prepared statement of Senator Harrison A. Williams_ Glasser, Melvin A., director, social security department, United Automo- Cruikshank, Nelson H., president, National Council of Senior Citizens---- Brickfield, Cyril F., legislative counsel, National Retired Teachers Asso- Statement by Senator Abraham Ribicoff, March 12, 1974–– BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER AMERICANS TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1974 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 5110, Dirksen Office Building, Hon. Edmund S. Muskie, chairman, presiding. Present: Senators Muskie, Hartke, Chiles, Fong, and Pell. Also present: William E. Oriol, staff director; Elizabeth Heidbreder, professional staff member; John Guy Miller, minority staff director; Margaret Fayé, minority professional staff member; Patricia Oriol, chief clerk; Gerald Strickler, printing assistant; Joan Merrigan, clerk; and Dorothy McCamman and Herman Brotman, consultants. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR EDMUND S. MUSKIE, CHAIRMAN Senator MUSKIE. The subcommittee will be in order. This hearing continues the inquiry of the subcommittee into barriers to health care for older Americans, a series we began 1 year ago this month with hearings on the administration's Medicare cutback proposal, and have continued in other hearings last year in Washington and around the country. Today and tomorrow we will hear testimony on the administration's national health insurance proposal-the comprehensive health insurance plan. Before we hear from our witnesses today, I would like to make some brief points about national health insurance and the elderly. First, I note with pleasure that every concerned group in the Nation has recognized the need for enacting a program of national health insurance. The defects of our health care system, for all citizens, are so severe that they can only be solved by a nationwide plan which insures every American access to sound health care. The public, health professionals, the administration, and Congress all agree that national health insurance is a top priority for America. Second, I would like to note that agreeing on an adequate national health insurance plan will be a difficult and complicated process. Cooperation and a willingness to reason, by all parties involved, will be essential for the process to be successful. I am gratified that the administration has exhibited the necessary spirit of cooperation. I hope it continues. |
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